As outlined in his will, the Parts Unknown personality's capital, to which Bourdain's estranged wife Ottavia Busia-Bourdain has been listed as executor, includes "$425,000 in savings and cash, $35,000 in brokerage money, $250,000 in personal property" and $500,000 in "intangible property including royalties and residuals.”

Busia-Bourdain, 61, has been sanctioned to take the Kitchen Confidential author's "personal and household" belongings, including Bourdain's cars, furnishings, and frequent flier miles.